Lime and manure distributor



Fb 13 1934- A. w. CARGILL LIME AND MANURE DISTRIBUTOR Filed Sept. l.1932 HILI 20 which:- therewith, while disposed l`axially within the tube75 315 formed with its two longer sides sloping to conpins as 13 (Fig.5) inserted in radial holesI in the 90 45 mechanical power.corresponding opening I with a wiping action 50 projecting to theexterior to receive a suitable charge of the material, it has been founddesir- 105 Patentes Fes. is, 1934 i t i 1,947,379

unirse STATES PATENT OFFICE A y 'i Lenses i l I uns Arm Mamme msrnmu'ronArthur Weir Gargill, Waitawa, New Zealand Application September l,l191;mseemra'lual\No.

631,415, and in New Zealan bor 8, 1931 5 Claims. (Cl. v22h-130) Thisinvention relates to means for distribut- Mounted concentrically uponthe spindle 2 to ing lime, chemical manure and such like pulrotatetherewith, are a series of right and left verized materials and isapplicable also for dealhanded spirals or helices 5 and 6 respectivelying with seeds which it is desired to sow with of uniform diameter andarranged alternately such materials. f y end-to-end throughout thelength of such spindle. It is the object of the invention to providenovel each pair of oppositely handed helices 5-6 being and improvedmeans for conveying the material adapted when rotated to co-operate inconveying in the box or hopper to the distributing centres the materialto the spaces between the ends of the and means for regulating thequantity passed co-'operating helices 5 and 6 of each pair. l0 therefromto the ground. In the bottom of the box 1 are outlet openings 65 Theinvention is adapted to be applied to, or 7 pitched to be in alignmentvertically with the incorporated in, any desired implement or vehiclesaid spaces between the ends oi the helices and either power or animaldriven, the mechanism closely underlying the latter. t0 receive theniabeing actuated by connection or gearing with a terial conveyedesabove mentioned. l5 rotating. part of such implement or vehicle.. In thepreferred form of the invention for the 70 In order that the nature ofthe invention and purpose oi enabling the outilow of material itsconstruction may be clearly understood, it through the Openings 'i' tobe Controlled the Said will now be fully described and explained withopenings are formed through a tube 8 secured in reference to thekaccompanying drawing, in the bottom of the box 1 to extendlongitudinally Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section through a hop- 8 is atube or round rod 9? having through openper equipped in accordance withthe present inings 10 arranged to oo-incide with the openings ventlon,'1 0f the tube 8. Fig. 2 is a cross section of the same along the TheSaid rod or tube 9`is adapted tobe angulariy line '11-11 Fig. 1.displaced within the tube 8 as by means of a 50 Figs.3and4show portionsofthe conveying and hand-lever 11 for the purpose 0f bringing itsdistributing means illustrating slight modiilcaopenings 10 into and outof register with the open tions of the arrangement shown in Fig. 1, and,ings 'l and thereby adjusting the effective amos Fig 5 is a longitudinalsection of a portion of of such openings according to requirements.

the conveying means illustrating a preferred The seid helices 5 and 6are composed of wire 85 method of assembling the same. wound to therequired formation and having their In carrying the invention intoeffect the conends bent to provide radial portions l2 which arestruction includes abox orhopper l'in which the received in radio1 holes'in the spindle and in material is adapted to be placed such box beingwhich Conditions they are looked by ineens of verge towards the bottom.spindle at right angles with the aforementioned The said box may bemounted upon a suitable holes, such Pins beine Berti? reeeived innotches vehiclesuch as a dray or lorry either power or in the saidradial formations i2. animal-driven or upon an implement such for In apreferred form of the construction also 40 example as a plough, rolleror drill in which latas shown in Fig. 1 each co-operating pair of op- 95ter case it may take the place of the ordinary positely handed helices 5and 6 are made from manure-hopper,` or again such box may be proa singlelength of wire formed at the junction of vided with carrying wheels toform a separate the two individual helices with a loop 14 whichimplement capable of being drawn by animal or in the course of eachrevolution passes across the 100 Arranged within the box l to extendlongltuwhich serves to urge the material therethrough. dinally therewithat the lower part is a spindle 2 In cases where the rod or tube 9 hasbeen so rotatably carried in bearings as 3 in the ends adjusted to muchrestrict the effective areas of of the box, one end of such spindlepreferably the outlet openings to permit by' a small disdrivingconnection such for instance as a cogable in orderto maintain a steadynow, to obtain wheel 4 connecting with a rotating part such for theabove-mentioned wiping action more 'freexample as one of the carryingwheels, thereby quently than once per revolution. to eect the rotationof the shaft when the vehic For this purpose as here shown in Fig. 3, oo-oporimplement is in motion. i erating helices of each pair may be madesepno aretely and connected to their radial portions 12 to the spindle 2et points as close as practicable in verticel alignment with thecorresponding outlet opening 7 thus causing the outer ends of both ofsuch radial portions 12 to pees in turn across the seid outlet at eachrevolution.

Agein es shown in Fig. e, the said purpose may be served by employingthe integral arrangement of the helices es slrendy' described end mountfine upon the portion of the spindle between' ouch helices si boss l5hevinfr o, plurality of redini pro jections lo each adapted in thecourse of the revolution to pass in turn across the outlet 7, one ofsuch erms being,1r adapted to' be engaged by the lop lll in order tocause the boss end its arms to rotate with the spindle end helices.

lf thought necessery or desireible also suiteble intermediate orsteadying bearings as l'l may be provided in the hopper i to receive theupper side oi the spindle et points between those at which the seidpairs of cooperating helices occur.

ln practice the outlets l may be arredi to deliver the materiel directlyto the ground or to suitable broadcasting means or to coulters such asthose of e grain-drill.

In operation the desired material such as lime, chemical manure, or e.mixture such for example es fine seeds with e suitable proportion ofchemiu ce1 manure or sand `will be placed in the hopper l where in theprocess of being conveyed to the outlets 7 by means of the helices 5 and6 such material, if oi' anon-homogeneous nature will become thoroughlymixed" thereby causing the material issuing `from the outlets to contain-approximately constant proportions of the ingredients as desired, whilethe quantity of materiel so issuing may be controlled at the will of theoperator by edjusting the lever l1 or other me controlling the angulardisplacement of the tube or rod 8, thereby providing within limits, ofany desired weight per abre of ld.

l je 'a menare i. A distributor comprising e. hopper having itslongitudinal sides unarmed in converging relation and connected by a,bottom, a rotatable spindle exten r. .1 longitudinally through the lowerport oi the hopper, a series of right end left-handed helices mountedalternately end-toend on said spindle to rotate therewith, seid helicesbeing adapted to cooperate in peirs during rotetion to convey terial tothe spaces between the two individuel helices of each pair, a tubesecured in the bottom of the hopper end extendin@r longitudinallyther-coi.7 end having outlet openings arranged in line with the specesbetween the helices, end en singularly displeceeble member disposedenially within said tube end having openings therein movable intoregistration with the rst mentioned openings.

2. .A distributor es claimed in claim l characterized in that saidhelices consist of wires having their ends bent to provide radialportions secured in radial openings in the spindle.

3. A distributor as claimed in claim 1 cheracterized in that the helicesof each pair are formed from e. single length of wire provided at thejunction of the helices with a loop disposed in vertical alnement withthe corresponding outlet openings of the tube.

t. A `distributor as claimed in claim l characterized in that thehelices of each pair are e from s single length of wire formed at thejunction of the helices with e loop, n member mounted on the spindle atthe junction oi' the helices having a plurality of arms, one oi saidarms being engaged in seid loop end the several arms moving across theoutlet opening during rotation of the spindle.

5. A distributor as claimed in claim 1 chara/cterized by the provisionof bearings rotatably supporting the spindleat the ends of vthe hopperand means intermediate the ends oi the hopper receiving the upperportion oi the spindle et points between the helices of adjacent pairs.

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